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He was probably thinking they'd be better because of the larger head surface than a standard nail, which means it has that much more surface upon which to spread the sheer load. I'd be concerned about the aluminum, although I'd really think they'd be ok. I don't know about code, however. One advantage of the Al is it won't corrode the steel of the hurricane strap.

I put it all back together better than before. There\'s lots of leftover parts.

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Yeah they were H1 ties. And the nails were galvanized too. And I believe you dont have to have these ties around here, you can just toenail the trusses once they are in place to the top plate, at least thats what I had been doing.

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He was probably thinking they'd be better because of the larger head surface than a standard nail, which means it has that much more surface upon which to spread the sheer load. I'd be concerned about the aluminum, although I'd really think they'd be ok. I don't know about code, however. One advantage of the Al is it won't corrode the steel of the hurricane strap.

tsk tsk tsk Hurricane strap Steel band usually gotten from the lumber thats been delivered that was strapped together and aluminum + steel = Metal oxidation Not rust Per se but the same result

Yeah they were H1 ties. And the nails were galvanized too. And I believe you dont have to have these ties around here, you can just toenail the trusses once they are in place to the top plate, at least thats what I had been doing.

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He was probably thinking they'd be better because of the larger head surface than a standard nail, which means it has that much more surface upon which to spread the sheer load. I'd be concerned about the aluminum, although I'd really think they'd be ok. I don't know about code, however. One advantage of the Al is it won't corrode the steel of the hurricane strap.

Na roofers heads are thin and flat it takes nothing to bend or pop them off